Dove Hair Care

I have very dry damaged hair.  I do all the "no-no's".  I dye my hair at home (gasp), I blow dry it, and I use a flat-iron on it (double-gasp).  Basically, I abuse my hair horribly.  As you all know I am a BzzAgent and I was asked to try Dove Hair Care.  It is a daily treatment conditioner for intensive repair.  I could not believe how awesome the conditioner worked.  My hair looked soft, manageable, and frizz-less.  Basically, the conditioner rocks.  So much so, that when my husband told me he loved the new conditioner, I freaked out.

"What, are you doing using my conditioner?  Your hair is not dry or damaged, heck you don't even have enough hair that it needs to be conditioned."

Of course, my husband being the witty man he is replied, "Didn't you get this for free?  Didn't they want you to tell people about it?  Guys, can use conditioner too, you know."

He was right, of course, after my little tantrum I told him it was okay to use it but only a dime-size.  Dime-size dammit, I want this conditioner to last as long as possible.

I have since had to buy a new bottle (I think he used more than a dime-size though he swears he didn't).  I was able to find it easily at my local drug store, it was reasonably priced, and comes in a variety of options for your level of repair. 

Note to my readers: First come first serve.  Visit my Deals and Coupons page to request a free sample of Dove Hair Care Intensive Repair.

Gift Giving on a Budget - Teacher's Gift

My children's last day of school was last Friday.  I wanted to give each teacher a gift for all their hard work.  However, in true frugal style I wanted it to be "high in meaning" and "low in cost".

We use Classico Pasta Sauce because I love it!  It has so much flavor and comes in these great big mason jars.  I add inexpensive sauce that comes in cans to it to make it last longer.  I get twice as much out of it by adding the cheap cans of sauce but it doesn't ruin the flavor.  Visit Classico for a coupon on their sauces!

When the sauce is done I wash and sterilize the mason jars and set them aside for crafts.  Here is the link to the craft instructions for making a Teacher's Gift filled with trail mix out of the mason jars.

Cost-wise I made a total of three large mason jars filled with trail mix, included gift bags, and thank you cards for $11.98.

Here is how I did it:
Mason Jars - Recycled

Wine Gift Bags (3) - $0.00
Blank Thank You Cards (set of 10) - $0.00
Trail Mix - $11.98
Paper and Embellishments - $0.00

I decorated the jars with scrap-booking material I had on hand.  I had the teacher themed scrap-booking material left over from a project I had made for them for Christmas.  However, Michael's and A.C. Moore offer such great coupons that if you plan it out you can easily get it on the "cheap".

The Wine Gift Bags (they hold the mason jars perfect) and Blank Thank You Cards I purchased at Kohl's.  Kohl's mailed me a coupon for $10.00 off $10.00 because of a promotion they were having.  Kohl's has some great deals and even greater coupons.  I hate buying cards and gift bags because they just seem so much more expensive then they are worth.  When I can buy blank cards and simple gift bags I prefer to and then embellish them on my own to fit the occasion.